National News - January 21, 2010

• Paychecks stagnate for presidents of many public universities (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Group urges improved value, breadth of college degrees (USA Today)
• More college freshmen call being well-off 'very important' (USA Today)
• 'Desperate' UC students scurry to snag key classes (The Los Angeles Times)
• Cost of college is a big worry of freshmen in national survey (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• More K-12 classes approved for online instruction (The Arizona Republic)
• North Dakota college presidents defend tuition breaks (Inforum)
• Bill puts emphasis on third-graders' reading (Post-Tribune)